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close this bookEssential Drugs List - Fourth Revision 2003 - Federal Republic of Nigeria (The Federal Ministry of Health N, WHO; 2003; 50 pages)
View the documentI. FOREWORD
View the documentII. PREFACE TO THE FOURTH REVISION
View the documentIII. NATIONAL DRUG FORMULARY AND ESSENTIAL DRUGS LIST REVIEW COMMITTEE 1999 - 2002
Open this folder and view contentsV. LIST OF ESSENTIAL DRUGS
View the documentVI. THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE LIST
View the documentVII. LIST OF PRODUCTS TO BE STOCKED AND SOLD BY PATENT MEDICINE DEALERS/VENDORS
close this folderVIII. CHANGES MADE IN REVISING THE LIST
View the documentAppendix 1 Approved Doses for Vitamins
View the documentAppendix 2 Restricted List of Drugs
 

Appendix 2 Restricted List of Drugs

ESSENTIAL DRUGS LIST
FOURTH REVISION 2003

 

Name of Drug

 

Dosage Forms and Strengths

2.2

Narcotic Antagonists (Drugs for Treatment of Opioid Dependence)

 

Methadone

-

Tablet, 5 mg

6.6

Antimalarial Drugs

   
 

Halofantrine

-

Tablet, (hydrochloride) 250 mg Syrup, 100 mg/5 mL

6.8

Antibacterial Drugs

   
 

Azithromycin

-

Capsule, 250 mg

   

-

Capsule, Tablet, 200 mg

 

Ofloxacin

-

Injection, IV, 100 mg/50 mL, 200 mg/100 mL

6.11

Systemic Antifungal Drugs

   
 

Terbinafine

-

Tablet, (hydrochloride), 250 mg

6.13

ARVs Supplementary List

   
 

Stavudine plus Lamivudine plus Nevirapine

-

FIRST LINE

 

Didanosine

-

SECOND LINE

     

Tablet, 100 mg, 150 mg, 200 mg

 

Ritonavir plus Lopinavir (RTV-LPV)

-

SECOND LINE - ALTERNATIVE (OR THIRD LINE)
Capsule, Ritonavir, 33.3 mg plus Lopinavir 133.3 mg

   

-

Oral solution, Ritonavir, 100 mg plus Lopinavir, 400 mg/5 mL

 

Efavirenz

-

Capsule, 50 mg, 100 mg

8.

ANTINEOPLASTIC AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS

   
 

Stilboestrol

-

Tablet, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 5 mg, 25 mg

11.1

Antianaemia Drugs

   
 

Iron dextran

-

Injection equivalent to 50 mg iron/mL, in 2 mL ampoule

12.4

Medicines Used in Heart failure

   
 

Dopamine

-

Injection (hydrochloride), 40 mg/mL in 5 mL vial

14.2

Anti-inflammatory and Antipruritic Drugs

   
 

Clobetasol

-

Cream, Ointment, (propionate), 0.05%

 

Fluocinolone

-

Cream, Ointment (acetonide), 0.025%

14.8

Sunscreen Agents

   
 

Aminobenzoic acid

-

Lotion, 5%

   

-

Cream, 5%

   

-

Paste, 5%

 

Titanium dioxide

-

Cream, 20 -25%

   

-

Paste, 20 - 25%

15.1

Gastric Function

   
 

Corticotrophin

-

Injection (tetracosactide), 250 ug (acetate)/mL

   

-

Injection (aqueous suspension), tetracosactide 1 mg (acetate)/mL with Zinc phosphate complex

 

Histamine phosphate

-

Injection, 2.75 mg/mL in ampoule

 

Pengrastrin

-

Injection, 0.25 mg/mL ampoule

15.2

Myasthenia Gravis

   
 

Edrophonium

-

Injection, (chloride), 10 mg/mL

15.6

Diagnostic Agents For Endocrine Disorders

   
 

Luteinizing Hormone - Releasing Hormone (LH-RH)

-

Injection, 0.1 mg/mL in 1 mL ampoule

 

Metyrapone

-

Capsule, Tablet, 250 mg

 

Thyrotrophin Hormone (TRH)

-

Injection, 0.2 mg/mL

19.1

Corticosteroids and Synthetic Substitutes

   
 

Fludrocortisone

-

Tablet, 0.1 mg

 

Methylprednisolone

-

Injection, (acetate), 40 mg/mL in 1 mL, 2 mL & 5 mL vials

 

Triamcinolone

-

Injection, (acetonide), 10 mg/mL, 40 mg/mL, IM, IA, ID

19.2

Oestrogens/Androgens

   
 

Mesterolone

-

Tablet, 25 mg

 

Testosterone

-

Injection, 200 mg in 1 mL

 

Stilboestrol

-

Tablet, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 5 mg, 25 mg

19.6

Drugs Acting on Pituitary Ovarian Axis

   
 

Chorionic Gonadotrophin

-

Injection powder, 500 Units, 1000 Units, in ampoule

 

Danazol

-

Capsules, 100 mg, 200 mg

 

Epimestrol

-

Tablet, 5 mg

 

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) plus Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

-

Injection powder for reconstitution, human FSH, 75 Units plus human LH, 75 Units

19.8

Antidiuretic Hormones

   
 

Desmopressin

-

Injection, 4 micrograms/mL

   

-

Nasal Spray, 10 micrograms/metered spray

   

-

Intr-nasal solution, 100 micrograms/mL

 

Vasopressin

-

Injection, 20 units/mL in 1 mL ampoule

25.3

Antipsychotics (Major Tranquillizers)

   
 

Fluoxetine

-

Capsule, 20 mg

   

-

Oral solution, 20 mg/5 mL

 

Lithium carbonate

-

Capsule, Tablet, 300 mg

 

Pimozide

-

Tablet, 4 mg, 10 mg

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